Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stockport County win with a probability of 54.54%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Sutton United had a probability of 20.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.48%) and 2-1 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.65%), while for a Sutton United win it was 0-1 (7.1%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Stockport County would win this match.